Chapter 1350: Upgrading the Summoning Gate! Never Retreat!

Chapter 1350: Upgrade the Summoning Gate! Never Retreat!

Immediately thereafter,

He left the divine palace and arrived at the summoning gate, investing 4 yuans of fundamental material resources and 1,000 true god-level subordinate divine crystals to upgrade the summoning gate to the true god subordinate level.

[Congratulations! Your summoning gate has successfully been upgraded to a true god subordinate structure!]

[Your daily capacity to summon citizens has increased by 10 million!]

[Among every group of citizens summoned daily, exactly 100,000 professionals will inevitably appear!]

[Note: Due to the race-exclusive title 'The Glory of the Pioneer XII,' your daily citizen summoning capacity has reached 191,586,000 individuals!]

[Among every group of citizens summoned daily, exactly 100,013 professionals will inevitably appear!]

After reading this, Zhou Zhou nodded.

The summoning gate at the true god subordinate level has a base citizen summoning capacity of 15,965,500 individuals!

After being empowered by the glory of the Explorers XI, it instantly multiplied by twelve—becoming 191,586,000 souls!

Then He glanced at the requirements for upgrading the Summoning Gate.

[Building Upgrade: 100 billion units of wood, 100 billion units of fine sand, 100 billion units of metal, 100 billion units of stone, 1,000 True God-level Divine Crystals, and Territory Rank upgraded to True God Intermediate!]

Zhou Zhou withdrew his gaze and then looked again at the requirements for upgrading the Original Dragon Deep. He couldn’t help but take a deep, measured breath.

"Upgrading the Original Dragon Deep requires the establishment of a Divine Nation and the presence of a Supreme God-level Dragon Shrine."

"The Supreme God-level Dragon Shrine is not an issue."

"Besides the Abyssal Holy Dragon—Nazarion and the Light Holy Dragon—Ingolfr, all of my other Legendary Dragon Clans were originally summoned from the Original Dragon Deep."

"They inherently possess the power of Supreme God-level strength. To meet the summoning requirements, they deliberately lowered their power levels."

"If needed, they can instantly lift those restrictions and return to their Supreme God strength at any time."

"So only one requirement remains."

"A realm lord faction of divine kingdom status has been established."

"Let us begin."

Zhou Zhou was not one to hesitate—immediately he gathered his armies, preparing for today's founding campaign.

A moment later, after all the soldiers and deities had taken their positions, Bai Yun asked:

"Your Majesty, should I bring the entire army from Blue Star over?"

"No."

Zhou Zhou shook his head.

Bai Yun, hearing this, was momentarily surprised.

She knew well the strength of the enemy the Emperor would face next.

After all, it was his own copy army—his very own replication.

Thinking of the full arsenal at the Emperor's disposal, Bai Yun immediately felt a headache surge.

As the Emperor's most trusted subordinate, He was painfully aware of just how formidable they truly were.

Among all of them, the most difficult and most despairing to face was the Emperor himself.

Even He didn't know how many hidden tactics the Emperor secretly wielded, openly or otherwise.

Anyway, He knew that if the Emperor ever deployed all of His powers, it would be nothing short of a seismic shock.

Of course.

The clones would likely produce the same effect…

That was precisely what made Bai Yun and the others feel the most helpless.

He had already sensed it.

Whether they won or lost today, it would surely be a battle of unparalleled ferocity.

"How should we fight this battle?"

Bai Yun thought quietly beneath her breath.

Zhou Zhou saw her furrowed brow and couldn't help but smile gently.

How could he not know what she was thinking?

With a smile, he soothed her:

"There's no need to overthink it."

"Your sovereign has already prepared thoroughly."

"This battle—we will win!"

Bai Yun was taken aback.

Then, as she gazed upon her sovereign's confident and composed beauty, a smile slowly bloomed on her own face.

Your Majesty always makes one feel secure and trustworthy.

It seems as though nothing could stand in Your Majesty's way.

"Yes! We will win!"

Bai Yun's expression also hardened.

Though He did not know where Your Majesty's confidence stemmed from, He chose to believe in Your Majesty without condition.

"Your Majesty, when shall we begin the battle?"

Bai Yun asked.

"Wait a little longer."

"Oh, have you informed the people of the village?"

Zhou Zhou asked.

"All have been informed."

"All the vassal subjects are now prepared for war and can immediately take up combat roles in place of the legion."

Bai Yun said.

Zhou Zhou nodded.

Under his command, these vassal subjects—thanks to an abundance of free class-transition proofs—each possessed the status of a professional warrior.

Though they fell short of the imperial-level professions like Conjunction Wizards or Yellow Seal Soldiers, they were nonetheless genuine beings wielding extraordinary powers.

In battle, they would not be outmatched.

At this moment, Zhou Zhou said nothing to forbid the vassals from joining the fight.

The founding war touched the very survival of the Jiaoyang Empire.

If the Empire failed to rise, or even fell entirely, then the fate of his vassal subjects would be no better.

They are fighting for the Empire, and also for themselves.

Of course.

If the soldiers under His command and the preparations He has made can repel the enemy first and secure victory in this founding battle, then naturally there would be no need for the common people under His rule to risk their lives in combat.

His soldiers and deities shall always stand on the front lines of war!

As for the common people having to take part in battle—that will only happen when His forces are utterly unable to withstand the enemy.

Another half hour passed.

A stream of nine-colored light descended from the heavens and landed before Zhou Zhou.

It was Zhou Zhou’s latest avatar—Zhou Qi.

"Everything has been arranged. The pact has been sealed."

Zhou Qi smiled.

"Very good."

Zhou Zhou smiled, a few lines of relaxation spreading across his face.

At last, he had genuine confidence in this founding war.

He said nothing further, and instantly teleported to the Imperial Golden Stele within the realm of the Gods.

The Realm of the Gods was the advanced structure of the Divine Palace.

It spanned the size of a mid-thousand-world, serving as the very origin of his divine realm world.

Not only was its area vastly greater than before, but it housed every kind of divine edifice and heavenly paradise—fully deserving its name as the Realm of the Gods.

Zhou Zhou didn’t pause to survey the surrounding structures. He simply placed his right hand upon the surface of the Imperial Golden Stele.

"I shall ascend to the status of a divine realm. I shall initiate the Founding War now!"

He spoke in a low, resonant tone.

The very next instant,

as if hearing his words, the imperial golden stele emitted an infinite radiance of gold.

That boundless light surged outward in every direction, spreading with astonishing speed, and in a breath, it encompassed the entire territory of the Sun-King Empire.

At that moment,

countless commoners witnessed it all.

Yet instead of fear, their eyes burned with unyielding resolve and fierce determination.

"We have struggled so long to find this fertile land and survive—now you, strangers who appeared from nowhere, dare to destroy the life we have built! Then we will fight you to the death!"

"My beloved nation, my family, my friends, my career, my dreams, everything I have ever poured my heart into—it is all here. No one shall take it from me!"

"Even if it means my life, I will defend everything we have!"

"Our Emperor is invincible! No matter how strong you may be, you cannot defeat our Emperor!"

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In every eye there burned an unshakable determination.

This was their nation, their homeland.

They had no way to retreat!

And they would never retreat!